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DemocratWilliam R. Keating
U.S. Representative · Massachusetts
Massachusetts's 9th district
U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
0 tracked promises
Running against
How they won their seat
William R. Keating won the 2024 U.S. House election in Massachusetts (District 9) with 54.2% of the vote (251,931 votes).
- William R. Keating · Democrat54.2%251,931
- Dan Sullivan · Republican41.7%193,822
- Blanks · Na4%18,702
- 1 Other Candidate0.1%642
Certified results. Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (MEDSL) ↗. A plurality winner can hold under 50% when more than two candidates run.
Inferred legislative agendas
William R. Keating's record shows a concentration on foreign affairs, particularly related to NATO, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe. He has sponsored multiple bills addressing issues such as support for Ukraine, sanctions against Russia, and promoting democracy in Belarus and the Western Balkans. His committee memberships further emphasize a focus on foreign relations and military matters. Focus areas (from the record): Foreign Affairs · NATO · Ukraine · Eastern Europe · Democracy Promotion · Military Support Alignment with declared positions: Insufficient evidence. There are no declared positions or tracked promises on file to compare against his legislative activity, making it difficult to determine alignment. What this can't tell you: There is no information on the effectiveness or impact of the sponsored bills; The absence of declared positions limits understanding of his broader political philosophy. Confidence: moderate (based on the volume of verified record on file).
Inferred, not stated. William R. Keating has not necessarily stated these as goals. This is an AI-generated, nonpartisan reading of the patterns in their verified record — sponsored legislation, committee work, roll-call votes, and campaign-finance composition — and how those patterns compare to any declared positions and tracked promises. It describes what the record emphasizes, never imputes motive, and is run through an adversarial review pass that scrubs bias, loaded language, and any claim the evidence doesn’t support. It is not a quote, a claim they made, or a rating; every underlying item is sourced in the verified record below; and it never affects the Integrity Score.
Showing 2015. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.
Activity in office
What William R. Keating has actually done in office — sourced from official roll-call and government records, shown in full below. These are facts, separate from tracked promises and never folded into any score.
- Bills sponsored
- 5
Roll-call data last updated July 20, 2026 · source: Voteview.
Bills sponsored over time
Bills sponsored per year, stacked by outcome (latest action). Outcome data covers the 118th–119th Congresses; earlier years show as “awaiting status” until enriched. Source: Congress.gov.
Bill success rate
Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.
Campaign finance over time
- Small-dollar (unitemized)$44K6%
- Large individual (itemized)$227K32%
- PAC / committee$437K62%
By election cycle. Source: FEC.
Committee memberships
- Member, House Committee on Armed ServicesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, House Committee on Foreign AffairsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, House Committee on Armed Services — Intelligence and Special OperationsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, House Committee on Armed Services — Cyber, Information Technologies, and InnovationOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ranking Member, House Committee on Foreign Affairs — EuropeOn record since Jan 2025Ranking
- Member, House Committee on Foreign Affairs — Middle East and North AfricaOn record since Jan 2025Member
Source: Congress.gov.
Verified record
141 sponsored bills · finance on fileFacts imported directly from official government sources — shown separately from tracked promises and never folded into the Integrity Score. Each entry links to its primary source.
FEC 2026 cycle — raised $302,697, spent $450,719, cash on hand $0.
View the FEC filing ↗Sponsored legislation
- Sponsored HR 9552: NOPE Act of 2026 ↗Jun 30, 2026
- Sponsored HRES 1393: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7016) to prohibit action to or the use of Federal funds to invade NATO countries and territories, and for other purposes. ↗Jun 29, 2026
- Sponsored HR 8929: To amend title 1, United States Code, to expand the scope of documents the Secretary of State is required to transmit to the Congress, and for other purposes. ↗May 20, 2026
- Sponsored HR 8176: Moldova Support Act of 2026 ↗Apr 2, 2026
- Sponsored HR 8086: To establish a National and Nuclear Risk Reduction Center within the Department of State, and for other purposes. ↗Mar 25, 2026
- Sponsored HR 7016: No Funds for NATO Invasion Act ↗Jan 12, 2026
- Sponsored HR 5320: Transatlantic Growth Enterprise Act ↗Sep 11, 2025
- Sponsored HR 5274: Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act ↗Sep 10, 2025
- Sponsored HR 4804: To authorize an annual strategic dialogue to return democratic rule to Belarus, and for other purposes. ↗Jul 29, 2025
- Sponsored HR 4506: Securing Global Telecommunications Act ↗Jul 17, 2025
- Sponsored HR 3973: Ukraine War Risk Insurance Act ↗Jun 12, 2025
- Sponsored HR 3918: To ensure that certain short-term rentals are equipped with a smoke detector and a carbon monoxide detector, and for other purposes. ↗Jun 11, 2025
Showing the 12 most recent of 141 sponsored measures.
Voting record
- Total votes
- 609
- Yea
- 256
- Nay
- 322
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 31
Full voting record
609 votes- HR9237Yea
- HR5362Yea
- HR8595Nay
- HR8595Yea
- HR8595Nay
- HR8595Nay
- HR8595Yea
- HR8595Nay
- HR8595Nay
- HR1181Nay
- HR1181Yea
- HR139Yea
- HRES1423Nay
- HRES1423Nay
- HR8897Yea
- HR3106Yea
- HRES1399Yea
- HCONRES108Yea
- HRES1398Nay
- HRES1398Nay
Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.
Stated positions
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Disclosure
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